Big 3 vs. Capacitor

[midnightg35x 10+ year member]

^ yeppers they hold voltage for a second until the bass hits and drains them and has to stop hitting to regain a charge. Why would you rather buy a used cap than a batt. you can check the voltage of a used batt.

Caps can discharge their energy much quicker than a battery. This is pretty much the only reason for a capacitor. They certainly are not going to win any competitions on which can hold more energy (cap vs battery). Peaks in music are just that... peaks. They do not last that long and the car's charging system can recharge a cap fairly quickly during non-peaks without really straining itself.

As for a used battery vs a used capacitor, the answer on that one is lifetime. A battery has a finite lifetime MUCH shorter than that of a capacitor. I would have no problem buying a 3 year old capacitor, but I would be leary of almost any battery that has seen 3 years of constant use (especially in a car audio environment).

 

[shellfish 10+ year member]

You need a flux capacitor or two.

pshh hes not running 1.21 jigawatts

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

well use a cap if you wish ill stick to batts

 

[inkfx 10+ year member]

pros: the high school kids will think you are cool
cons: they are a complete waste of money and anyone who actualy knows a thing about car audio will laugh at you...

the "Big 3" isn't hard, costs like 1/4 as much and actualy helps!

End of story.

 

[midnightg35x 10+ year member]

well use a cap if you wish ill stick to batts

I like this. To each his/her own //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif